IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II manual Features and limitations

Features and limitations

The CLI has the following features and limitations:

vMultiple concurrent CLI sessions are allowed with different access methods (Telnet, SSH, or serial).

–At most, two Telnet command-line sessions can be active at any time. (The number of Telnet sessions is configurable: valid values are 0,1, and 2, with 0 meaning that the Telnet interface is disabled).

–At most, two SSH command-line sessions can be active at any time. This number is fixed.

vOne command is allowed per line (160-character limit, including spaces).

vThere is no continuation character for long commands. The only editing function is the Backspace key to erase the character that you just typed.

vThe Up and Down arrow keys can be used to browse through the last eight commands. The history command displays a list of the last eight commands, which you can then use as a shortcut to execute a command, as in the following example:

x345RSA> history 0 ifconfig eth0 1 readlog

2 readlog

3 readlog

4 history

x345RSA> !0

-state enabled -c dthens

-i 192.168.70.125 -g 0.0.0.0

-s 255.255.255.0

-n ASMA00096B9E003A -r auto

-d auto -m 1500

-b 00:09:6B:9E:00:3A -l 00:00:00:00:00:00 x345RSA>

vIn the command-line interface, the output buffer limit is 2 KB. There is no buffering. The output of an individual command cannot exceed 2048 characters. This limit does not apply in serial redirect mode (the data is buffered during serial redirect).

vThe output of a command appears on the screen after the command has completed execution. This makes it impossible for commands to report real-time execution status. For example, in the verbose mode of the flashing command, you will not see the flashing progress in real time. You will see it after the command completes execution.

vSimple text messages are used to denote command execution status, as in the following example:

x345RSA> power on ok

x345RSA> power state Power: On

State: System power off/State unknown x345RSA>

vThe command syntax is case sensitive.

vThere must be at least one space between an option and its argument. For example, ifconfig eth0 -i192.168.70.133is incorrect syntax. The correct syntax is ifconfig eth0 -i 192.168.70.133.

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